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sidebar_label: Overview
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  The listener stanza configures the addresses and ports on which OpenBao will
  respond to requests.
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# `listener` stanza

The `listener` stanza configures the addresses and ports on which OpenBao will
respond to requests. At this time, there are two listeners: 
- [TCP][tcp]
- [Unix Domain Socket][unix]

[tcp]: /docs/configuration/listener/tcp
[unix]: /docs/configuration/listener/unix
